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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]]
| name = Ved Prakash Airy
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|03|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karnal District]], [[Haryana]]
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| unit = [[The Grenadiers|3 Grenadiers]]
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| battles = [[Battle of Basantar]] - [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| awards = [[File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ved-parkash-airy|title=LT COL VED PARKASH AIRY MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Ved Prakash Airy''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (20 March 1935 – 28 December 2007) was an officer of the [[Indian Army]], who served with the [[The Grenadiers|3 Grenadiers]]. He is best known for his participation in the [[Battle of Basantar]], one of the major battles of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], where he was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

==Early life and education==
Lieutenant General Ved Prakash Airy was born on 20 March 1935 in [[Karnal District]], [[Haryana]]. He was the son of Shri Ganga Bishen Airy of Karnal district in Haryana. After his education in Govt. High School and Dyal Singh College, Karnal, he joined [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy (NDA)]].

==Military career==
After passing out of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy (NDA)]], Lieutenant General Ved Prakash Airy was commissioned into [[The Grenadiers|3 Grenadiers]] on 3 June 1956.

During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], Lieutenant Colonel VP Airy was commanding the [[The Grenadiers|3 Grenadiers]] battalion which was deployed on the western front in the area of Bhairo Nath and Basantar River in the Shakargarh Sector, and was tasked to thwart any Pakistani army aggression and to capture the enemy area. Lieutenant Colonel VP Airy led his men from the front in a cool and calm demeanour, which inspired and motivated the entire battalion to take on the enemy. The battalion not only captured the enemy positions after fierce fighting but held on to them in spite of massive counter-attacks by Pakistani troops. Under heavy enemy shelling and small arms fire, he went from trench to trench motivating his men. Due to his personal example, conspicuous gallantry and inspiring leadership in keeping with the best traditions of the Indian Army he was awarded with the Maha Vir Chakra which is India's second highest military decoration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-gen-ved-prakash-airy-mvc//|title=Lt Gen Ved Prakash Airy MVC|publisher=Honourpoint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1305|title=Mahavir Chakra (MVC) Awardee: Lt Gen Ved Prakash Airy, MVC|publisher=The War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
The [[Battle of Basantar]] was one of the vital battles in the western sector of the Indo Pakistan war of 1971 and lasted from December 4–16, 1971.

Lieutenant Colonel VP Airy also displayed a high level of morality and professionalism when he presented a citation to the Pakistan Army for the bravery of [[Lt Col Mohammed Akram Raja]], based on which Lt Col Mohammed Akram Raja was awarded the [[Hilal-i-Jurat]] by the Pakistan Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakarmymuseum.com/exhibits/lt-col-raja-muhammad-akram/|title=Lt Col Raja Muhammad Akram|publisher=Pak Army Museum}}</ref>

Later, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant General before retiring from the active service of army. He died of natural causes on 28 December 2007.

==See also==
[[Battle of Basantar]]<br>
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

==References==

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[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Haryana]]

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